Crying in the Chapel (Peter Blakeley song)

"Crying in the Chapel"
Single by Peter Blakeley
from the album Harry's Café De Wheels
Released13 November 1989
Recorded1989
GenreSynthpop, pop
Length3:40
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Peter Blakeley, Aaron Zigmon
Producer(s)Stewart Lavine
Peter Blakeley singles chronology
"Cattletrain"
(1988) 		"Crying in the Chapel"
(1989) 		"Quicksand"
(1990)

"Crying in the Chapel" is song by Australian pop singer Peter Blakeley. The song was released in November 1989 as the lead single from Blakeley's second studio album, Harry's Café De Wheels (1990). It was Blakeley's first single to receive commercial success, peaking at #3 on the ARIA Singles chart, and was certified Platinum.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, "Crying in the Chapel" won Single of the Year. The song also earned Blakeley a nomination for Best Male Artist and Song of the Year.[2]

Track listings

7" Single

  • Side A "Crying in the Chapel" - 3:40
  • Side B "Caterina" - 3:30

12" Single

  • Side A "Crying in the Chapel" (The Jungle Mix) - 6:15
  • Side B "Crying in the Chapel" (The Jungle Dub)- 5:40

CD single

  1. "Crying in the Chapel" - 3:40
  2. "Caterina" - 3:30
  3. "Vicious" - 3:50
  4. "Crying in the Chapel" (The Jungle Mix) - 6:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 7
West Germany (GfK)[5] 57

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1990) Position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Peter Blakeley – Crying in the Chapel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Peter Blakeley – Crying in the Chapel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Blakeley – Crying in the Chapel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.